Dateline Rice for Jan. 4, 2017

FEATURED ITEMS

Design centers around bursts of creativity at Moody Center for the Arts
Rice’s new Moody Center for the Arts is a space for cross-disciplinary teaching and collaborations and a venue for exhibitions and performances. Designed by architect Michael Maltzan, the two-story center is scheduled to open to the public in February. Rice President David Leebron is quoted.
GB&D
http://bit.ly/2iECTfI

Beyond the pop: 7 ways to unleash creativity in 2017
An article on creativity discusses research by Utpal Dholakia, the George R. Brown Professor of Marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business and a marketing and consumer behavior expert, and Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at the Jones School. Dholakia co-authored an article about omnichannel retailing and is also quoted about saving money.
Forbes
http://bit.ly/2hSyGnw
A study of 46,000 shoppers shows that omnichannel retailing works
Harvard Business Review
http://bit.ly/2iviFV9
The key to saving may be in your head
Oregon Live
http://bit.ly/2iCgxb1

Plant the seeds of leadership for a stronger EMS industry
Alumnus Mark Escott ’96, Rice Emergency Medical Services founder, authored an article about his experience with REMS.
JEMS
http://bit.ly/2hIvfj7

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Defects explain why Roman concrete was so tough
Concrete isn’t thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete’s utility as the world’s most-used material by letting it constantly adjust to stress, decades and sometimes even centuries after hardening. Rice researchers are a step closer to understanding why. Rouzbeh Shahsavari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted, and graduate student Ning Zhang is mentioned. Shahsavari is also quoted in an article about his research on decoding the kinetic properties of cement and developing a way to “program” the microscopic, semicrystalline particles within.
Futurity (This also appeared in The Exception.)
http://bit.ly/2j4tZF5
Cement is stronger when its molecules are busted
Wired
http://bit.ly/2iA53Ir
Scientist probes ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Phys Org (This also appeared in R&D.)
http://bit.ly/2iPj9TM
Probing ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/2j4BETG
Scientists hope to make concrete tougher by studying its defects
Kogonuso (This also appeared in UPI and Space Daily.)
http://bit.ly/2hQTy0e
Researchers hope to make concrete tougher
Iran Daily
http://bit.ly/2iPnKp6
Rice probes ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Science & Technology Research News
http://bit.ly/2j9evnb
Construction corner: Microscopic particles could lead to ‘programmable cement’
Daily Commercial News
http://bit.ly/2iXe0fK

IBM working on bot to help elderly age at home
IBM Research and Rice University have collaborated to create the prototype IBM Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant, a first-of-its-kind Watson-enabled application designed to aid the elderly and assist caregivers.
Fox News
http://fxn.ws/2hQknwu

Ryan seeks peace with Trump amid doubts about length of truce
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted about Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and President-elect Donald Trump.
My AJC from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://bit.ly/2iAcH5F

BROADCAST

The Documentary: City of the future
A broadcast features Stephen Klineberg, founding director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and a professor of sociology, discussing the results of the Houston Area Survey.
BBC World Service (East and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa)
http://bbc.in/2j4CpMn

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Team at Rice builds machine to transform the way we vote
An article discusses STAR-Vote, a voting machine designed by researchers at Rice. Dan Wallach, professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering, is mentioned.
Communications of the ACM
http://bit.ly/2j4INDG

2017: The year of self-driving cars and trucks
Moshe Vardi, director of Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, is quoted about automation.
IEEE
http://bit.ly/2iyL65m
Chart: Amazon robots on the rise, gaining slowly but steadily on human workforce
GeekWire
http://bit.ly/2hItnHb
Amazon robots on the rise
Pymnts
http://bit.ly/2iUSRyI

The ‘miracle material’ strikes again. Graphene can turn CO2 into liquid fuel
Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere or bury it underground, according to Rice scientists. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering and founding chair of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, is quoted.
Futurism
http://bit.ly/2itJojd
Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role
Domain-b
http://bit.ly/2iUZJfM
Графеновые квантовые точки могут использоваться для превращения углекислого газа в жидкое топливо
Novosti IT (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2hIrtbo
O miraculoso grafeno agora até transforma gás de efeito estufa em combustível
Zap.Aeiou (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2ig2toG

System bits: Jan. 3
Physicists at Rice’s Center for Quantum Materials have created a new iron-based material that offers clues about the microscopic origins of high-temperature superconductivity. Pengcheng Dai, professor of physics and astronomy; Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy; and graduate student Yu Song are quoted.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://bit.ly/2hNyuaM

This week’s round 2 deadline dance
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is mentioned.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/2hNPH3T
5 physician executive MBA programs and 38 MD/MBA programs to know
Becker’s Hospital Review
http://bit.ly/2iCmC7n

Using the statistics of disorder to unravel real-world chaos
Anshumali Shrivastava, assistant professor of computer science, is mentioned.
Phys Org
http://bit.ly/2hSh2QX

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Organist Ken Cowan gives us a hit parade all the way back to 1596
Ken Cowan, associate professor of organ at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured.
Fresno Bee
http://bit.ly/2iIeplU

Megyn Kelly flees Fox for NBC, GOP drops ethics office battle, Trump children descend on DC
A roundup of news links to an article that discusses Rice’s “Critical Thinking in Sexuality” course.
Reason.com
http://bit.ly/2j99HhF

Beyond success: Failure’s importance in building viable startups
Rice is mentioned.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/2iPrNlh

Texas billionaire launches ‘Free Enterprise’ centers to educate millennials about capitalism
An article mentions the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Rice.
EAG News
http://bit.ly/2iab8Ze

Climate activists want you to join them in a wave of Trump-era protests
An article discusses a nonprofit started by Jones College senior Hasan Seede and Duncan College senior Ryan Pappal.
Fusion
http://fus.in/2iLAtJI

Transhumanism in gaming: Cyborgs and augments
Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy, is mentioned.
NZ Gamer
http://bit.ly/2iCk35x

New York Philharmonic to ring in 2017 with tunes from ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Sound of Music’ and more on PBS
An article mentions that Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is a New York Philharmonic Global Academy partner.
Broadway World
http://bit.ly/2hNHOeJ

Trio 180 returns to Brookings for concert
Alumna Ann Miller ’03 is mentioned.
Curry Coastal Pilot
http://bit.ly/2hQkYOK

Capitol Avenue residents, businesses offer examples of vision for urban renewal plan
Rice is mentioned.
News Tribune
http://bit.ly/2ivIKDK

100 years of the ‘Ukrainian Bell Carol’
Alumnus Anthony Potoczniak ’90 is mentioned.
San Diego Reader
http://bit.ly/2iBUYeU

InchBug update — what happened after ‘Shark Tank’
An article mentions the “Shark Tank” casting call that was held at Rice in 2015.
Gazette Review
http://bit.ly/2huPFfC

2 Mexican cities hugging US border among the country’s most dangerous
A paper by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned.
CNS News
http://bit.ly/2iV0XHO

Spidey senses and super-strong metal: 2016’s accidental discoveries
Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it’s strong, wear-resistant and nontoxic, but an unexpected discovery by Rice University physicists shows that the gold standard for artificial joints can be improved with the addition of some actual gold. Emilia Morosan, associate professor of physics and astronomy, of chemistry and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
New Atlas
http://bit.ly/2i0HfdO

6 young suburban standouts: Where are they now?
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Space Policy Program is mentioned.
Daily Herald
http://bit.ly/2iFO8l8

January 2017
An article mentions that Piotr Wilczek taught at Rice.
Washington Diplomat
http://bit.ly/2hxYyGB

Lake Highlands, Dallas has pride about smart restaurateurs
Rice is mentioned.
The Exception
http://bit.ly/2huSxZH
In defense of how the West End Historic District, Dallas, has obsessed over its culinary past
The Exception
http://bit.ly/2i9WUKK

Crescent City schools notes for Dec. 28
McMurtry College freshman Emily Sheets is mentioned.
The New Orleans Advocate
http://bit.ly/2hIqYMG
St. Tammany schools notes for Dec. 28
The New Orleans Advocate
http://bit.ly/2iX499P

HamSCI members showcase amateur radio-related research at AGU fall meeting
Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy, is mentioned.
ARRL
http://bit.ly/2iFH3kI

Business people
An article mentions that Richard Barnhouse worked at Rice.
Herald-Tribune
http://bit.ly/2iLsiwD

The revival of Polynesian oratory and Disney’s ‘Moana’
Alumna Chelsea McCracken ’11 authored an article about the movie “Moana.”
Patheos
http://bit.ly/2ivBXdh

9 people who defended the rights of Muslims in 2016
Craig Considine, a lecturer in Rice’s Department of Sociology, is mentioned.
Mvslim
http://bit.ly/2iLvnwR

Bпервые рассмотрели все атомы в оболочке вируса
Yizhi Jane Tao, associate professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is mentioned.
E-News (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/2iGDTwq

SPORTS

College basketball: UH women hold off Tulsa in AAC opener
Rice women’s basketball fell to University of North Carolina at Charlotte 51-69 and Old Dominion University 47-59. Martel College senior Jasmine Goodwine is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2iVb67f
College basketball: No. 4 Baylor routs OU in Big 12 opener, stays unbeaten
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2iuU7Mm
Lady Monarchs top Rice in C-USA opener
The Virginian-Pilot
http://bit.ly/2hIHhsQ
Lady Toppers ready for 1st conference road test at Charlotte
Bowling Green Daily News
http://bit.ly/2hRaDHk
The learning curve
Niner Times
http://bit.ly/2iGEHFm
Women’s basketball uses comeback to defeat North Texas
Niner Times
http://bit.ly/2hEEIEU

C-USA men’s basketball Monday wrap up
Rice men’s basketball defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 89-70. Players Egor Koulechov, Marcus Jackson, Andrew Drone, Connor Cashaw and Marcus Evans are mentioned.
Be IN Sports
http://bit.ly/2hSrmII

Cotton Bowl deep dive: Western Michigan comeback bid falls short
Former Rice football players Chase Clement and Jarrett Dillard are featured.
Hustle Belt
http://bit.ly/2hSpPSQ

College baseball countdown: 46 days to go — Glenn Otto
Duncan College junior Glenn Otto is featured.
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/2iHXVtQ

Derrick Griffin leaves TSU to prepare for NFL draft
A photo from a Rice men’s basketball game of Marcus Jackson is featured in a slideshow.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in My San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/2hICpFN
http://bit.ly/2iKVvb4

Tyler Davis leads Texas A&M’s young talent
An article mentions that Willis Wilson coached at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2itPzUa

Jesse Ertz took winding path to success as Kansas State’s starting quarterback
Articles mentions that the Kansas State University football team practiced at Rice in preparation for the Texas Bowl.
Wichita Eagle (This also appeared in Kansas City Star.)
http://bit.ly/2iClsJd
Texas Bowl report: Kevin Sumlin giving Speedy Noil time to mull future
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2hNim95
Aggies’ Speedy Noil sent home before bowl game
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/2i5Wxhc
http://bit.ly/2i9WMe2

‘Tis the season, and the Vikings’ Andrew Sendejo has a musical suggestion
Former Rice athletes Andrew Sendejo, Seth Gearhart, Jordan Taylor, J.T. Chargois, Jordan Stephens and Paul Janish are mentioned.
ESPN
http://es.pn/2ipe7xo
OSU-bound Reichle has unfinished business at Wilsonville
USA Today High School Sports
http://bit.ly/2iGIy1p
Another bowl victory for Skip Holtz
WLTX
http://on.wltx.com/2hxSGNN
3-peat: Tech outlasts Navy for 3rd consecutive bowl win
The News Star
http://tnsne.ws/2iyZbPW
2016 report cards: Bullpen
Twins Daily
http://bit.ly/2hNE4K9
Chicago White Sox top 20 prospects for 2017
Minor League Ball
http://bit.ly/2j4pk66
What are the chances these free agents return to the Orioles?
PressBox
http://bit.ly/2hSlkrw

UTSA announces 2017 baseball schedule on Friday
Rice baseball’s 2017 schedule is discussed.
UTSA Athletics
http://bit.ly/2hPl8Xu
UTSA baseball coach unveils 55 game schedule for 2017
The Best College Sports News Network
http://bit.ly/2huVBFh
Lamar baseball, softball season tickets on sale
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Beaumont Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/2iEcNcE

Redondo repeats as baseball champions
An article mentions that Sean Reynolds was going to attend Rice before being drafted by the Miami Marlins.
Easy Reader News
http://bit.ly/2inSG28

Elon community gathers to welcome Cignetti as new head football coach
An article mentions that Curt Cignetti coached at Rice.
Elon University
http://bit.ly/2ivDHTM

Men’s cross-country historic season
Rice cross-country is mentioned.
University Star
http://bit.ly/2i133pz

OSU women’s basketball: Karli Wheeler embracing larger role this season
A photo from a Rice women’s basketball game is featured.
News OK
http://bit.ly/2hIzQ6B

6 coaching candidates to replace Tracy Claeys at Minnesota
An article mentions that Craig Bohl coached at Rice.
Athlon Sports & Life
http://bit.ly/2iajmQW

Applewhite announces 4 UH assistants
An article mentions that Tom Herman coached at Rice. Alumni James Casey ’11 and Drew Mehringer ’10 are also mentioned.
CBS Houston
http://cbsloc.al/2hR54Zb
Ohio State’s Tim Beck to join ex-Rutgers OC Drew Mehringer at Texas
NJ.com
http://bit.ly/2j90S7w

NEWS RELEASE

Chao Center’s Liu Distinguished Visitor Series at Rice to highlight Taiwan’s National Palace Museum
Two scholars and museum curators will discuss the history and impact of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum as part of the Chao Center for Asian Studies’ Liu Distinguished Visitor Series at Rice University Jan. 11. The museum has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks — one of the largest collections of its type in the world.
http://bit.ly/2hQHXZW